The Abuse of Economic Dependence and Digital Platforms
26 October 2022
The recent reform of article 9 of Law no. 192/1998, which shall come into force on October 31, 2022, has explicity extended the cases of abuse of economic dependence to...
The New Italian Insolvency Code: What happens to Pending Contracts?
26 October 2022
What happens to pending contracts when one of the parties is subjected to an insolvency procedure? The new Italian Insolvency Code has introduced some innovative and peculiar rules regarding the...
Non-Competition Rules Applicable after Termination of Employment
26 October 2022
A brief analysis of the rules that apply in Italy to labour contracts aimed at restricting competition between employees and former employers. A non-compete covenant prevents an employee from competing...
Antibribery Laws in Europe: the Italian Way
By: Roberto Tirone
26 October 2022
Many European countries have promulgated anticorruption laws. Italy has adopted in 2001 its own antibribery law (L. 231/2001) with peculiarities that brought the Italian law to be recognized internationally as...
What’s New in October?
26 October 2022
Throughout the month of October, we will participate in several national and international events. As for the Italian meetings, on October 24 Giulia Comparini and Thomas Mambrini gave a lecture...
ReoCO: a (not so) New Way to Save Real Estate
29 June 2022
With the aim of avoiding the devaluation of real estate in bankruptcy proceedings, ReOCos (Real Estate Owned Companies) are back in the spotlight. This kind of companies, incentivized by recent...
Labour Costs in Italy: a Summary and a Comparison
29 June 2022
When discussing labour costs, an important division must be made. Personnel costs are the sum of all wages paid to employees, company benefits paid to them, and taxes paid by...
Regulation (EU) 2020/1784: New Rules on Cross-Border Service
By: Roberto Tirone
29 June 2022
The EU has been trying for years to standardize the law within the European Union by issuing various regulations and directives that bring Member States’ laws closer together. The Regulation...
Express Termination Clause under Italian Law: Opportunities and Pitfalls
By: Irene Grassi
29 June 2022
Italian contracts very often contain a so called “express termination clause”, according to which the parties agree that, in case one party does not correctly perform a certain obligation, the...
Events & Awards in June 2022
29 June 2022
There are some news and awards involving Cocuzza & Associati Lawyers in June 2022. Throughout June we have had two webinars in which the international dimension plays an important role: “Negotiating and...